Analysis of the status and influencing factors of malnutrition in elderly patients with severe stroke based on the GLIM criteria
Objective To investigate the nutritional status and its influencing factors in elderly patients with severe stroke using the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition(GLIM)diagnostic criteria.Methods A total of 112 elderly patients with severe stroke who met the criteria and were admitted to a grade A tertiary hospital in Hefei from March to October 2023 were selected as study subjects.The nutritional status of the pa-tients was evaluated using the GLIM criteria,and general information,blood routine,and biochemical indica-tors were collected,and Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the influencing factors.Results The incidence of malnutrition among the 112 elderly patients with severe stroke was 42.86%(48/112),with a severe malnutrition rate of 9.82%(11/112).Logistic regression analysis revealed that age(OR=0.884),body mass index(BMI)(OR=1.921),history of diabetes(OR=0.238),serum albumin(OR=2.603),and hemoglobin(OR=1.400)were independent influencing factors for malnutrition in elderly patients with severe stroke(P<0.05).Conclusion The incidence of malnutrition is high among elderly patients with se-vere stroke,suggesting that clinical healthcare professionals should strengthen nutritional screening and assess-ment of these patients and develop intervention programs based on risk factors to improve their nutritional sta-tus and prognosis.
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